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Top 50 crypto exchanges: who has a MiCA licence?
The world's largest exchanges by CoinGecko trust-score ranking, checked against the official ESMA register (as of 24 July 2026): 14 of 50 currently hold a MiCA authorisation — usually through a separate EU entity, shown where found.
| # | Exchange | HQ | MiCA status | EU entity | Home state |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cayman Islands | Not in register | — | — | |
| 2 | United States | Licensed | Payward Global Solutions Limited | 🇮🇪 Ireland | |
| 3 | Seychelles | Licensed | OKX Europe Limited | 🇲🇹 Malta | |
| 4 | Coinbase Exchange | United States | Licensed | Coinbase Luxembourg S.A. | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| 5 | Seychelles | Not in register | — | — | |
| 6 | Panama | Licensed | Gate Technology Limited | 🇲🇹 Malta | |
| 7 | Luxembourg | Licensed | Bitstamp Europe S.A. | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | |
| 8 | Seychelles | Warning list | — | — | |
| 9 | Gibraltar | Not in register | — | — | |
| 10 | British Virgin Islands | Licensed | Bybit EU GmbH | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 11 | Seychelles | Licensed | KuCoin EU Exchange GmbH | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 12 | Malta | Licensed | Foris DAX MT Limited | 🇲🇹 Malta | |
| 13 | Thailand | Not in register | — | — | |
| 14 | Hong Kong | Not in register | — | — | |
| 15 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Not in register | — | — | |
| 16 | British Virgin Islands | Not in register | — | — | |
| 17 | Netherlands | Licensed | Bitvavo B.V. | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | |
| 18 | Lithuania | Licensed | WB-Shields Innovations GmbH | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 19 | Singapore | Not in register | — | — | |
| 20 | Turkey | Not in register | — | — | |
| 21 | South Korea | Not in register | — | — | |
| 22 | United States | Licensed | Gemini Intergalactic EU Ltd | 🇲🇹 Malta | |
| 23 | Gibraltar | Licensed | Bullish Europe GmbH | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 24 | Japan | Not in register | — | — | |
| 25 | British Virgin Islands | Not in register | — | — | |
| 26 | Philippines | Not in register | — | — | |
| 27 | Spain | Licensed | Bitcoinforme S.L. | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 28 | United States | Not in register | — | — | |
| 29 | Singapore | Not in register | — | — | |
| 30 | Seychelles | Not in register | — | — | |
| 31 | Austria | Licensed | Bybit EU GmbH | 🇦🇹 Austria | |
| 32 | British Virgin Islands | Not in register | — | — | |
| 33 | — | Not in register | — | — | |
| 34 | Thailand | Not in register | — | — | |
| 35 | Estonia | Not in register | — | — | |
| 36 | Seychelles | Not in register | — | — | |
| 37 | South Africa | Not in register | — | — | |
| 38 | Cayman Islands | Not in register | — | — | |
| 39 | British Virgin Islands | Not in register | — | — | |
| 40 | British Virgin Islands | Not in register | — | — | |
| 41 | Taiwan | Not in register | — | — | |
| 42 | British Virgin Islands | Not in register | — | — | |
| 43 | Bermuda | Not in register | — | — | |
| 44 | Lithuania | Not in register | — | — | |
| 45 | Seychelles | Warning list | — | — | |
| 46 | Panama | Not in register | — | — | |
| 47 | South Korea | Not in register | — | — | |
| 48 | United States | Not in register | — | — | |
| 49 | South Korea | Not in register | — | — | |
| 50 | British Virgin Islands | Not in register | — | — |
Ranking & HQ: CoinGecko trust score (refreshed with the daily sync) · Licence matching by entity name against the ESMA Interim MiCA Register — "Not in register" means no matching EU entity was found and does not by itself mean a provider operates unlawfully. Some entities appear on the ESMA warning list. Not legal advice.